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Top companies in London

Europe's largest fintech and AI hub by capital deployed and exits.

Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in London. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    EY· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 399k employees
    • Founded 1989
  2. 2
    PwC· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Grant
    • 296.7k employees
    • Founded 1998
  3. 3
    UK Civil Service· London Colney, England, United Kingdom
    • 233.3k employees
  4. 4
    HSBC· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 195.4k employees
  5. 5
    Shell· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Grant
    • 193.9k employees
    • Founded 1907
  6. 6
    Vodafone· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 148.1k employees
    • Founded 1982
  7. 7
    Unilever· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Grant
    • 137.4k employees
  8. 8
    G4S· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 115.2k employees
    • Founded 1901
  9. 9
    Aon· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 92.6k employees
    • Founded 1979
  10. 10
    GSK· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 92k employees
    • Founded 2000
  11. 11
    DXC Technology· Ashburn, Virginia, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 90.1k employees
    • Founded 2017
  12. 12
    ANY Company· London Colney, England, United Kingdom
    • 88.8k employees
    • Founded 2018
  13. 13
    bp· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 80.9k employees
    • Founded 1909
  14. 14
    Barclays· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 80.9k employees
  15. 15
    Standard Chartered· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 78.6k employees
  16. 16
    BT Group· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 73k employees
    • Founded 1969
  17. 17
    Sainsbury's· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 70.8k employees
  18. 18
    Lloyds Banking Group· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 62.9k employees
    • Founded 1985
  19. 19
    WTW· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 57.3k employees
    • Founded 1950
  20. 20
    NHS England· London Colney, England, United Kingdom
    • 57k employees
    • Founded 2012
  21. 21
    WPP· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 48.6k employees
    • Founded 1985
  22. 22
    FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 48.1k employees
    • Founded 2014
  23. 23
    BAT· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 46.9k employees
    • Founded 1902
  24. 24
    BAE Systems· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Grant
    • 44.8k employees
    • Founded 1999
  25. 25
    BBC· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Grant
    • 42.3k employees

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